Chocolate Banana Bread

Chocolate Banana Bread
We took warm, soft, thick-sliced banana bread and made it even more crave worthy: with the pureed prunes serving as a sweetener in this recipe, you’re getting a moister, more nourishing version of a tried-and-true classic.
Calories per seving 202
Fat 9g
Cholesterol 31mg
Sodium 67mg
Carbohydrates 33g
Fiber 4g
Sugar 19g
Protein 3g
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Sunsweet® Pitted Prunes
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana (2 medium)
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tsp brown sugar
- 2 eggs, large
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup Sunsweet® Amaz!n™ Diced Prunes
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil a 1 lb loaf pan. In a small bowl, combine prunes and water. Microwave for 45 seconds and let set for 10 minutes. Purée prunes with water in a blender. In a bowl, beat together the prune purée, bananas, sugar, eggs and oil with an electric mixer until incorporated.
In a separate bowl mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the prune mixture and stir to combine. Fold in the Amaz!n™ Diced Prunes and chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Turn the loaf out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
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